Katie Nelson
Sessions
Welcome Reception: Ogden, A Living History
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Thu
Katie Nelson (PhD, University of Warwick) is a World Historian, and author of What's Her Name: A History of the World in 80 Lost Women. After years digging into Ogden history for the Weber County Heritage Foundation, Katie has become a die-hard advocate of Ogden's largely forgotten global history. She hosts the acclaimed women's history podcast What'sHerName (3 million downloads in 160 countries), and leads history tours at home and abroad. Katie has taught courses in History and the Meaning of Life at Weber State University for 15 years.